Etymology of the English word determine
the English word
determinederived from the Old French word
determinerderived from the Latin word
determinare (define; designate, mark out; delimit, bound, set bounds to)
derived from the Classical Latin word
terminare (to limit; mark the boundaries of, form the boundaries of; restrict)
derived from the Latin word
terminus (boundary, limit, end)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the French word
determinederived from the Latin word
determinare (define; designate, mark out; delimit, bound, set bounds to)
derived from the Classical Latin word
terminare (to limit; mark the boundaries of, form the boundaries of; restrict)
derived from the Latin word
terminus (boundary, limit, end)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of determine in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
determinator,
determined,
determiner,
determinism,
predetermine,
determiningCognates
Catalan
determenar, Dutch
determineren, French
déterminer, German
determinieren, Italian
determinar, Norwegian
determinere, Provençal
determinar, Spanish
determinar, Swedish
determineraUsage
Word found in Modern English
